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Take Action: Ask Your Legislators to Fix Tier 6 to Protect Our Public Services

Take Action: Ask Your Legislators to Fix Tier 6 to Protect Our Public Services

23 Feb, 2024

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Take Action: Ask Your Legislators to Fix Tier 6 to Protect Our Public Services

Staffing shortages in the public sector are at crisis levels.

Take Action: Ask Your Legislators to Fix Tier 6 to Protect Our Public Services

OpEd: Jobless Benefits Must Be Raised

OpEd: Jobless Benefits Must Be Raised

23 Feb, 2024

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OpEd: Jobless Benefits Must Be Raised

"Every year, roughly 400,000 New Yorkers lose their jobs through no fault of their own. That’s where unemployment insurance is supposed to come in, as a short-term safety net to ensure that losing your job doesn’t mean losing your home.

OpEd: Jobless Benefits Must Be Raised

NYCOSH Report: New York City Construction Worker Deaths Increase for Third Year in a Row

NYCOSH Report: New York City Construction Worker Deaths Increase for Third Year in a Row

23 Feb, 2024

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NYCOSH Report: New York City Construction Worker Deaths Increase for Third Year in a Row

The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) has released its annual construction fatality report, “Deadly Skyline: An Annual Report on Construction Fatalities in New York State.” The repor

NYCOSH Report: New York City Construction Worker Deaths Increase for Third Year in a Row

Barnes & Noble Workers at the UWS Manhattan Store File for Union Election with RWDSU

Barnes & Noble Workers at the UWS Manhattan Store File for Union Election with RWDSU

23 Feb, 2024

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Barnes & Noble Workers at the UWS Manhattan Store File for Union Election with RWDSU

Barnes & Noble workers at the West 82nd Street Store in New York City this week filed for their union election with the NLRB seeking representation with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).

Barnes & Noble Workers at the UWS Manhattan Store File for Union Election with RWDSU

Starbucks Workers in NYC Metro Area Join Largest Single-Day Union Filing

Starbucks Workers in NYC Metro Area Join Largest Single-Day Union Filing

23 Feb, 2024

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Starbucks Workers in NYC Metro Area Join Largest Single-Day Union Filing

Starbucks workers in Park Slope, Westbury and Garden City filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this week to unionize with Starbucks Workers United. They were joined by baristas at 21 Starbucks stores in 14 states during a flurry of February Filings.

Starbucks Workers in NYC Metro Area Join Largest Single-Day Union Filing

OpEd: Black History Month a Time to Inspire Black Labor Leadership

OpEd: Black History Month a Time to Inspire Black Labor Leadership

16 Feb, 2024

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OpEd: Black History Month a Time to Inspire Black Labor Leadership

Across this nation, there were celebrations in honor of Black History Month throughout February. It’s a time not only to celebrate, but to educate, writes Teamsters Local 237 President Greg Floyd in an Amsterdam News OpEd.

OpEd: Black History Month a Time to Inspire Black Labor Leadership